Monk

Monks are versatile warriors skilled at fighting without weapons or armor. Good-aligned monks serve as protectors of the people, while evil monks make ideal spies and assassins.
Though they don’t cast spells, monks channel a subtle energy, called ki. This energy allows them to perform amazing feats, such as healing themselves, catching arrows in flight, and dodging blows with lightning speed. Their mundane and ki-based abilities grow with experience, granting them more power over themselves and their environment. Monks suffer unique penalties to their abilities if they wear armor, as doing so violates their rigid oath. A monk wearing armor loses their Wisdom and level based armor class bonuses, their movement speed, and their additional unarmed attacks per round.

Bonus Feats
The monk receives several feats for free, from the standard feat list. They gain Improved Unarmed Strike and Stunning Fist at 1st level. At 2nd level they receive Deflect Arrows, and at 6th level, Knockdown and Improved Knockdown.

Specialty Weapon
The monk retains his unarmed attack bonus when fighting with a kama.

Monk Armor Class Bonus
Monks add both their wisdom modifier and their dexterity modifier to their armor class.

Flurry of Blows
The monk receives an extra attack per round when fighting unarmed or with a kama.
Gained: 1st level.
Use: Selected.
Penalties: The monk suffers a -2 penalty to all attack rolls made as part of a flurry of blows.

Wholeness of Body
The monk is capable of healing his wounds.
Gained: 7th level.
Use: Selected. Once per day.
Bonuses: Restore a number of hit points equal to twice the character’s level.

Improved Evasion
The monk gains a superhuman ability to avoid danger.
Gained: 9th level.
Use: Automatic.
Bonuses: In situations where a successful Reflex saving throw would allow others to take half damage, the character escapes unscathed on a successful save and takes only half damage even if the saving throw fails.

Diamond Body
Through meditation and control over his body, the disciplined monk eventually becomes immune to all natural and most magical poisons.
Gained: 11th level.
Use: Automatic.
Bonuses: Immunity to poison.

Diamond Soul
Ki, the spiritual energy that powers the monk, eventually develops into a force that is capable of repelling all but the most determined magic attacks.
Gained: 12th level.
Use: Automatic.
Bonuses: Spell resistance equal to the character’s level + 10.

Quivering Palm
Harnessing his ki, the monk is able to deliver quick death with an unarmed strike.
Gained: 15th level.
Use: Selected. Once per day.
Bonuses: If the attack succeeds and does damage, the target must make a Fortitude save (DC 10 + 1/2 the monk’s level + the monk’s Wisdom modifier). Failure results in the target’s immediate death.

Perfect Self
So complete is the monk’s mastery over his body and spirit that he becomes a supernatural being, able to shrug off ordinary weapons and many spells.
Gained: 20th level.
Use: Automatic.
Bonuses: Immune to all mind-affecting spells; gains damage reduction 20/+1.